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Latest story• May 4, 2026

Amazon’s trying to turn its massive shipping operation into another AWS

Amazon is opening its massive shipping and fulfillment network to outside businesses through a new service called Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), directly competing with UPS, FedEx, and DHL. Similar to how AWS turned Amazon's internal tech infrastructure into a business, ASCS lets companies store inventory in Amazon's warehouses and use its trucks, planes, and delivery vehicles worldwide, with major brands like...

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THEC64 Handheld

THEC64 Handheld is a $129 portable Commodore 64 emulator launching October 2026, featuring a 4.3" screen, 25 preloaded games, microSD expansion, and 3+ hours of battery life.

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I tried the open-source Piwigo, and it made me ditch Google Photos

Piwigo is a free, open-source, self-hostable photo management platform and privacy-focused Google Photos alternative. It supports albums, tagging, plugins, and iOS/Android apps, with cloud-hosted plans starting at $25/month.

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Metalenz Has Figured Out a Way to Make Face ID Invisible

Metalenz, a Boston optics startup, has developed Polar ID — a facial authentication system that rivals Apple's Face ID but uses flat metasurface lenses instead of bulky camera hardware. It can even detect 3D mask spoofing. Coming...

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Meta missed mobile. It is building the operating system for humanoids

A three-and-a-half-foot dancing robot named Sprout may have started a chain reaction reshaping the future of humanoid robotics. When Amazon snapped up Fauna Robotics earlier this year, co-founder Lerrel Pinto walked out the...

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The Man Who Built NVIDIA

Jensen Huang, NVIDIA's founder, arrived in America as a child and ended up in a Kentucky reform school — an experience that shaped his ruthless competitive instincts. In 1993, he co-founded NVIDIA to build 3D graphics chips for...

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Apple to Unveil macOS 27 Next Month With These New Features

macOS 27, debuting at WWDC 2026, introduces a standalone Siri app, Google Gemini integration, and touchscreen support, while dropping Intel Mac compatibility—Apple Silicon (M1+) required.

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California to begin ticketing driverless cars that violate traffic laws

California is cracking down on driverless cars after police were left powerless when autonomous vehicles broke traffic laws — like a Waymo car caught making an illegal U-turn with no driver to ticket. Starting July 1, new DMV...

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Windows 11 is such a memory hog that I've had to resort to RAM optimizers — but can Microsoft turn things around with project K2?

Windows 11's excessive RAM usage, worsened by background apps and built-in bloatware, can be reduced by up to 6GB using third-party optimizers. Microsoft's "Project K2" aims to address this alongside improving AI efficiency and...

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10 Ways Robotic Cafés Are Changing How Customers Experience Food and Drink

Robotic cafés have moved beyond experimental status and are now operating in malls, airports, campuses, and theme parks worldwide. Systems like CafeXbot use robotic arms to prepare drinks and desserts with consistent quality,...

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Inside Look at 1X’s Hayward Factory, the Line That Builds NEO Humanoid Robots

1X's Hayward, California factory spans 58,000 square feet and employs over 200 workers building NEO humanoid robots. The facility produces motors, tendons, hands, and battery packs through automated assembly lines. Currently some...

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How the vinyl revival fills the gaps streaming left behind

Vinyl sales have grown for 19 straight years, reaching $2.1 billion in 2025. Gen Z and global communities are drawn to its ritual, discovery, and human connection—things streaming can't deliver.

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California man uses elaborate drone show to help delivery drivers find his house

A California homeowner whose rural property constantly confused delivery drivers found a high-tech solution — deploying a fleet of drones to guide them with light-up messages like "Wrong driveway, back up" and giant arrows....

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Why You Might Want to Wait to Buy a MacBook Pro

Apple's current M5 MacBook Pro uses a design unchanged since 2021, but a major overhaul is coming in late 2026 or early 2027 featuring an OLED touchscreen, thinner design, Dynamic Island, and new M6 chips built on 2nm technology...

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iPhone-controlled Anthbot M9 robot lawn mower has replaced cutting grass for me

The Anthbot M9 is an iPhone-controlled robot lawn mower that navigates using GPS-like RTK technology — no buried wires needed. It runs quietly, handles rain automatically, and covers an entire yard. At $899 (currently $819 on...

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China's smartphone supply chain pivots to humanoid robots as Lingyi iTech targets 500,000 units by 2030

China's smartphone supply chain is rapidly shifting toward humanoid robot manufacturing, led by companies like Lingyi iTech, Lens Technology, and AAC Technologies, which are repurposing existing precision factories and...

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This portable computer is the Raspberry Pi alternative I didn't know I needed

The M5Stack Cardputer Adv is a $42 pocket-sized computer with a keyboard, tiny display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, IR emitter, and sensors. It sits between a Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero but has hardware limitations compared to both,...

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We Need to Rewild the Internet

The internet, once a diverse and open network, has been captured by a handful of tech giants — Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft — creating a dangerous monoculture similar to the catastrophic single-species forests of 18th-century...

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Virgin Galactic reveals new ship, but it's running out of time and cash

Virgin Galactic recently revealed its next-generation spaceship being towed outside its Arizona factory, signaling progress after grounding its VSS Unity spacecraft in June 2024. Founded 22 years ago by Richard Branson, the...

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Up-Close with Kawaii, a Modder’s Dream Device That Fits an Entire Nintendo GameCube Console on a Keychain

The Nintendo Kawaii is a fully working GameCube console shrunk down to keychain size — just 60mm wide and 16mm thick. Built from a trimmed Wii Mini motherboard, it runs all games at full speed using original hardware, with no...

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Roblox Reality is like DLSS 5 for Roblox, except it invents photorealistic details the game never had

Roblox is developing an AI system called "Roblox Reality" that overlays photorealistic visuals onto its games, launching in late 2026. Its stock dropped 20%+ due to slowing engagement after new child safety measures.

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Apple's success is running into a familiar problem: not enough chips

Apple posted a record $111.18 billion quarter, but chip shortages are limiting iPhone and Mac shipments despite surging demand. Strong services revenue ($30.98B) and China sales ($20.5B) helped, though rising memory costs will...

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A $7 Raspberry Pi can do something Sony refuses to: give the DualSense wireless haptics on PC

A $7 Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W has been turned into a wireless DualSense dongle, supporting adaptive triggers and haptic feedback on PC at 1,000Hz with no added input lag—something Sony has yet to offer.

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This tiny, magnetic e-reader could stop you from doomscrolling

The Xteink X3 is an $80 MagSafe-compatible e-ink reader that attaches magnetically to the back of an iPhone, offering a distraction-free way to read books instead of scrolling social media. The small 3.7-inch screen is easy to...

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